Another card example

Here is another 5"x7" woodcut greeting card. The image is 3"x5" printed on Japanese mulberry paper.
Here is a haiku that I wrote to go along with this print:

The trees dance at night
When no one is watching them
Shadows get tangled

Woodcut greeting card

Here is a new woodcut I just finished this morning. I printed it on mulberry paper and pasted it on the cover of a greeting card. Cards can be used for thank you notes, letters, or any occasion. It is nice to recieve a card in the mail instead of another e-mail. There is just something about being able to hold a piece of art in your hand and read a note or letter from a friend or relative. I will be glad to create small woodcuts on commision and put them on a card for you. If you are interested just send me an e-mail with a picture of what you want on the card. The initial 3.5" x5" image will cost $15.00, after that each card (as many as you like) will be $2.00 plus postage.

Between the Rows

Finally, another woodcut. The image size is 6"x12"
This image reminds me of a poem. I beleive it is by Michael Card:
In stillness and simplicity
I lose myself in finding thee
For you o Lord are close to me
In stillness and simplicity

Still working...

I am currently working on a new woodcut. It is going to be black and white. The image is of a gardener hoeing between the rows. My work seems to be going more and more in the direction of depicting the rural life. Perhaps that is because this is the kind of life I want to live.

By the way, all the work on this blog is available for sale. If you are interested shoot me an e-mail: garthoma@gmail.com

Three Pears

Another oil. This time I am trying my hand at glazing. 10"x8"

Oranges

Here is another new small painting. I am getting into painting for awhile. I really enjoy the immediacy of doing these small oil paintings.
Oranges, oil on canvas board, 6"x8"

Big Jim

Here is another small oil painting: 5"x7"

The Scarf

Ok, Ok, I know this is not a woodcut... it is, however, a study for a woodcut that I plan to make some day. This is a small oil painting (5"x7") based on a sketch I did of a woman on the Metra train from Chicago. Painting gives me a chance to work more in values rather than the stark contrasts of the woodcut.